Hey Diddle Diddle (Pilot)

7.4/10 · 69 votesJan 1, 198040 min

Ranked #4 of 7 in Season 1•matches the season avg

It is 1959. Tired of academia, Cambridge University archaeology professor Jeffrey Fairbrother goes to Maplin's Holiday Camp as the new Entertainments Manager, a job he looks forward to with idealised optimism. Camp host, Ted Bovis, instructs his new recruit, camp comic Spike Dixon, in how

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Hey Diddle Diddle (Pilot)

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The Beauty Queen Affair

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The Day of Reckoning

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E7 7.5

No Dogs Allowed

Cast15

Ruth Madoc

Gladys Pugh

Paul Shane

Ted Bovis

Su Pollard

Peggy Ollerenshaw

Barry Howard

Barry Stuart-Hargreaves

Jeffrey Holland

Spike Dixon

Felix Bowness

Fred Quilley

Nikki Kelly

Sylvia Garnsey

Diane Holland

Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves

Penny Irving

Mary

Chris Andrews

Gary

Leslie Dwyer

Mr. Partridge

Simon Cadell

Jeffrey Fairbrother

Crew3

David Croft

Writer

David Croft

Director

Jimmy Perry

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Hey Diddle Diddle (Pilot)" is episode 1 of Hi-de-Hi! season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 69 votes, ranking #4 of 7 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by David Croft and written by David Croft, Jimmy Perry, it aired on January 1, 1980.

Hey Diddle Diddle (Pilot)

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